Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-07-08
NEW ENTERPRISES.
The Council Makes Some Impor-
tant Grants.

The Council al it's regular meeting
J, Tuesday considered several impor.
tant matters.
A committee was appointed to in
yesligaie The cost of a new striking
bell for the town clock.
A resolution was passed declaring
the poles oftho East Tenn, Telephone
Co. a nuisance and ordering their
removal within GO days. 1t will be
remembered that that corporation
abandoned the city last year and re-
fused to show cause on demand why
they had withdrawn their exchange.
The exorbitant price charged for tel
ephone service, $50 per annum, per
instrument, caused the exchange to
dwindle down until only few re-
NAMED and the company threw up
the contract with the city. Their
franchise has therefore been with,
drawn and Mr.. s. II. Turner was
granted the exclusive right to operate
telephone exchange in the city for
Is years from Jan LIST, 'SS. He pro-
poses to organize a stock company
and furnish telephones at about half
the old rates, Gay $40 to $50 per year.
The details OF the grant are to be
hereafter agreed upon.
THE STREET RAILWAY MATTER.
Robt. Brice II Co., New York, who
were granted the right TO build
street railway, notified the Council
through theirattorney, Judge Landes,
that they would not accept the grant
on condition that they keep in repair
the entire street OH each side of their
lines. Thereupon Mr.. Sebree, attor-
ney for the Hopkinsville S. II. Co.,
rc-submitted his original proposition,
which was unanimously accepted.
Under the grant the company has
the exclusive right to operate street
railways for IS years one mile of
road is to be in operation by June l,
1883, otherwise the franchise to be-
come inactive; work must be begun
by Sept. l. 'S7; all streets not occu-
pied by June /, '9l to be exempt from
the franchise; no streets are to be
regarded by the city; the company
Is TO keep the streets In repair for 2 |
feet on each side of their tracks, and |
the highest rate for passengers must
be not exceeding 5 cents. The re-
strictions were all agreed TO and the
contract will be formally accepted in
a few days. Mr.. Sebree informs us
that his company will begin work at
once and will have the cars running
by fall. The first line will probably |
be put down on 9th street from the
depot to and out Main street.
wATERwoRKs POSTPONED.
Mr.. Sebree, attorney for the Hop
kinsvile Waterworks Co., also asked
for the right 10 establish waterworks
in the city. He submitted two prop
ositions. One was 10 operate the
Holly System Of waterworks without
expense to the city and the other was
to enter into contract with the city
to furnish the city with specified
number of hydrants at stipulated
price. This simply gave the city the
option 10 take the water at given
price now or pay for IL in the future
at the company's regular rates, II she
concluded to use 1t. Neither propo-
sition was accepted, but grant was
made. The terms were not agreed
upon and so the matter goes over till
the next meeting. The two compan-
les represented by Mr.. Sebree are
one and the same and their plan is to
lay the pipes and rails at the same
time, so that one tearing up of the
streets will do for both the water
works and railway plants. The de-
lay in the former will therefore prob
ably retard the work In the latter en-
for at least 80 days.
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